The Art Of Balancing Your Blood Sugar as a Woman with Kelly Leveque

The one and only Kelly Leveque joins me today on BETTER! and I couldn’t be more excited to share this conversation with you. Kelly is a certified functional nutritionist, wellness expert, and best-selling author and a mother of 2 young boys (with a little one on the way!). In this episode we dive into the magic of functional medicine, the differences between men and women’s lives & routines, and Kelly gives a masterclass on blood-glucose and how to balance your own. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did, get ready to take some notes! Episode Overview: 0:00 - Intro 9:00 - How Kelly landed in the field of nutrition 18:54 - The magic of nutrition and functional medicine 25:01 - Understanding the challenges of conventional medicine 32:09 - Why choose functional medicine and nutrition? 35:37 - The ever-changing cycles of life and motherhood 38:03 - Morning routines are different for women 39:35 - A word from our sponsors 43:40 - Never compare yourself to men 46:00 - What is blood sugar & how does it work? 1:07:12 - How fasting is different between men and women & why protein is important 1:20:33 - Understanding the differences between women and men 1:23:03 - Daily steps to balance your satiety 1:33:15 - How to raise healthy kids using your nutrition & health knowledge 1:49:23 - How to introduce veggies and other foods to your child 2:00:22 - Outro Sign up for my FREE MASTERCLASS: HEALTHY OFFERS - for health practitioners looking for strategies to earn more money Are you A Healthcare Practitioner? Join The Estima Certification Program Here We’d like to thank our sponsors, Four Sigmatic - Use code DRSTEPHANIE for 10% off https://us.foursigmatic.com/fs-homepage Athletic Greens - redeem an exclusive offer here: athleticgreens.com/stephanie Orion Red Light Therapy - Use the code STEPHANIE10 for 10% off  https://www.orionrlt.ca/?ref=Stephanie Schinouusa - Use code DR.ESTIMA10 for 10% off https://www.qnihealth.com/ Follow Me On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.stephanie.estima Get yourself a copy of my best-selling book, The Betty Body - https://bettybodybook.com Join the Hello Betty Community here - https://hellobetty.club Links Mentioned in This Episode: Stephanie’s episode on “Be Well By Kelly”:  https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/cycle-syncing-balancing-hormones-through-diet-exercise/id1493002505?i=1000594369195 Kelly’s “The Fab Four”: https://bewellbykelly.com/pages/fab-four Kelly’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bewellbykelly The Estima Diet: https://hellobetty.club/estimadiet Dr. David Perlmutter’s book “Drop Acid”: https://www.drperlmutter.com/books/drop-acid/ Levels CGM: https://www.levelshealth.com/ **************************** P.S. When you're ready, here are two ways Dr. Stephanie can help you: Subscribe: The Mini Pause — My weekly newsletter packed with the most actionable, evidence-based tools for women 40+ to thrive in midlife. Build Muscle: LIFT — My progressive strength training program designed for women in midlife. Form-focused, joint-friendly, and built for real results. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.